Means for holding rolls of material.



A. S. SPIEGEL.

MEANS FOR HOLDING ROLLS 0F MATERiAL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31, I918.

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MEANS FOR HOLDING ROLLS MATERIAL.

Specification of Letters Fatent.

Patented Apr. 1, 1919..

' Application filed May 31 1913. Serial No. 237,500.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER S. SPIEGEL,

- a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for Holding Rollsof Material, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to means for holding rolls of roofing material inproper form for storage or shipment and it consists in the features andcombination of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a roll of roofing orlike material with my holding means in place .in connection therewith:

Fig. 2 is a face view of one of the holding members or clips in the formin which it is stamped out of sheet material.

, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the cli s.

i ig. l is a sectional view of a portion of a roll with the holderapplied thereto, and,

Fig. 5 is a plan View of the clip and disk in proper relation forapplying to the end of the roll.

In these drawings 1 indicates a roll of material such as compositionroofing and 2 indicates clips or holding members which engage the endportion of the roll and are held together by a wire or other. suitableconnection 'shown at 3 extending longitudinally of the roll and havingits ends suitably held in connection with the holding clips. These clipsare preferably of triangular form having at the corners of thetriangular formation points or spurs 4 formed preferably by simplyturning in the ends of the metal pieces at the'apexes oi the triangle.These prongs are adapted to fit between the layers of theroll ofmaterial and the holding member or clip is of such size that the prongswill enter between the. layers of the roll a short distance in from theedge of said roll. Each clip is preferably reinforced by ribs stampedtherein and these ribs merge into the central reinforcement as i shownat 5 and in the center of this central reinforcement an opening 6 isformed to receive the connection or wire which joins the two clipstogether. In placing the fastening device in connection with the roll awire having one end enlarged is threaded through the opening in one ofthe clips and is then thrustthrough the center opening of the roll withits free end extending from the said roll and the other clip is thenthreaded upon this free end and with a suitable instrument, such as apair of tweezers or a specially formed tool, this free end of the wireis turned into a loop-eye or enlar ement to bear upon the outer side ofthe c ip last placed in position to hold it in engagement with end faceof the roll, its prongs like those of the clip first placed in position,

engaging between the layers of the roll andthus aiding inmaintaining theroll in its wound up condition. The center opening of the roll may beutilized to receive any desired articles which are to be shipped withthe roll, such as a can of asphalt or a rece tacle containing the nailswhich are to e used for attaching the roofing in place on the structureto be roofed.

It will be understood-that the composition roofing material consists ofa base and a waterproof substance applied thereto, such as tar, whichlatter is protected by pebbles or finely divided material appliedthereto.

It will be understood that the wire connecting the two clips is placedunder tension by drawing longitudinally through the roll and whileholding it in this tense condition the free end is turned or twisted tomake the enlargement which prevents it from pulling through the cliplast applied.

In order to protect the ends of the'roll or package I employ disks ofcard-board 7 or I may use old pieces of roofing cut into circular shapeand of a diameter equal to that of the ends of the roll and these piecesare placed against the ends of the roll and the metal clips are thenplaced in r ositii)'1r 4 with their points 4- puncturing these disksandentering between the layers of the'roll as above described so thatthe disks will'be hold in place. I These disks will cover those portionsof the ends of the roll which lie out beyond the edges of the metallicclips and will protect them. The clips are placed in position againstthe ends of the roll'or':

the disks, just mentioned, with the convex sides of the ribs and theconvex sides of the raised center adjacent the roll ends so that thisraised center will enter the openilg of p at i the roll or will bulgeinwardlythe'di its center when this is used and the inner layer of theroll will thus be'supported' and this in turn will support the outerlayers against pressure exerted from the outside to sustain the roll inits original shape and the articles which are filled in the roll willalso-act to maintain the roll in its original shape. effect on the diskson the ends of the roll and aid in holding the roll in its originalcondition.

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1; In combination with a roll of material, clips at the end facesthereofof angular form presenting corner portions which are bent to form prongswhich enter-between the layers of the roll and'a connection between theclips extending longitudinally through the roll, substantially asdescribed.

2. In combination with a roll of material, one piece clips of awularform bearing upon the end faces thereof and having prongs at its cornersengaging between the layers of the roll, said clips having cupshapodcenters to, enter the roll space and perforated substantially centrallyand a connection" threaded through the openings in the clips and havingenlargements bearing on the outer faces of the clips to hold the clipstogether, substantially as described.

3. In combination with a roll of material, clips at ,the ends thereof ofangular form with point at the corners extending inwardly, said clipshaving ribs on their faces adjacent the ends of the roll, said ribs exThe ribs will have a gripping tending from the points inwardly and meansextending through the roll to hold the clips in position. a

4;. In combination with a roll, "disks of flexible material extendingover the end faces of the roll, clips haying points extending throughthe disks and into the endsof the roll and means for connecting theclips together, extending through the center of the roll, substantiallyas described.

5. In combination with a ALEXANDER S. SPIEGEL.

Witnesses: c WILLIAM 'E. HARTMANN,

WILLIAM P, METZLER.

roll of material;- fiexible end disks applied thereto, clips hav-

